Chapter 471: Meeting Ni Daye

Chapter 471: Meeting Ni Daye

Liu Shuqin was indeed a responsible disciple, often going out on difficult tasks and excelling at them, gaining the respect of the elders.

This time, she had stayed in the sect for a long time to practice, contemplating her senior and junior martial brothers had all gone out one after another while she remained here, naturally feeling unsettled.

It was like rowing upstream; if you don’t advance, you retreat.

In truth, she had indeed hit a bottleneck; Han Fairy suggested that she find the right direction and put her outdoor training on hold for the time being.

But she wasn’t willing to resign herself to this; seeing her junior brothers and sisters all out and about, she couldn’t just sit idly by. After arguing with Han Fairy, Elder Yuan happened to need a disciple to accompany him, and she could follow him.

Not just following, but taking on a responsibility. These fellow disciples were like her younger siblings, and she needed to help Elder Yuan keep a watchful eye over them.

In response to Elder Yuan’s instructions, Liu Shuqin naturally complied and stood by.

“Though I’m not talented, I will do my utmost to assist Elder Yuan and look after the other junior brothers and sisters,” Liu Shuqin said politely, bowing as Elder Yuan nodded in satisfaction. He trusted Liu Shuqin, allowing him to relax more knowing she would be watching over the disciples.

“I suspect the alteration in the spiritual energy field of Tianyuan Domain is related to those wicked villains. They frequently practice sinister methods that surely pollute the land and water sources. Our main goal is to investigate the cause; if that’s the case, we must purify this area,” Elder Yuan stroked his long beard, while Master Zhao was not present, and he hadn’t yet informed the sect leader about this issue.

However, since it did not involve any overwhelming concerns, the elders were capable of making decisions without specifically notifying Master Zhao.

After Elder Yuan explained the matter, everyone returned to make preparations, planning to meet at the cliff’s edge in about half an hour.

Liu Shuqin also returned to her room, tidying up a bit; she definitely needed to take her sword, spirit pills, and other essentials for going out. There was also one important item she always carried.

That was the talisman Lin Nuo had given her, infused with Luo Xiaoxue’s Great威天龙 technique. Of course, it was quite different from the real thing but could protect her; Lin Nuo hadn’t lied about that.

She treasured the item Lin Nuo gifted her immensely and carried it at all times, even bringing it to bed with her at night.

Moreover, it was waterproof, and she took it with her during baths—not out of fear of being attacked, but more as a comfort, seeing it as a reminder of Lin Nuo.

Of course, she often gazed at Lin Nuo’s portrait, but showing it to others wouldn’t reflect well, so she only took out the talisman when in public.

“I wonder how my junior brother is doing now? It seems like there’s a distance between us.”

Liu Shuqin sighed softly, trying to get closer to him, yet always feeling a barrier between them.

Perhaps it was because she wasn’t strong enough.

Did her junior brother only see her as a weakling deserving of pity?

Hmm… She could only strive to improve; there was no time to waste, and it was time to take care of her own matters.

Let’s go, I must try to catch up with my junior brother.

……

“Ni Daye should be arriving soon, right?”

“Yeah, he should be here shortly.”

“Good, when he arrives, we’ll capture him.”

“I’ve heard that this Ni Daye is quite tricky; we need to be cautious.”

“Rest assured, we’ll drug him to sap his strength, then capture him and present him to the second elder. It’s a guaranteed success.”

A few members of Helong Hall were discussing matters while in Tianyuan Domain, preparing to receive Lin Nuo, feigning friendliness while secretly laying a trap.

Their Helong Hall specialized in such duplicitous dealings; the second elder knew about Ni Daye, who was a crucial asset to Mu Yiting’s faction, and naturally aimed to capture him and convince him to join them—failure to comply meant death.

With ample preparation, they awaited Lin Nuo’s approach.

However…

Bang!

Suddenly, the situation changed as someone burst in.

Some time later…

“Ling Young Master, we’ve captured all the Helong Hall members.”

“Mm, good.”

Ling Meng nodded in satisfaction and followed her subordinates to interrogate the captured Helong Hall members.

Speed was essential; Ling Meng recalled the wisdom she had learned from following Wu Ying Ge back in the day—one mustn’t dawdle, things must be done quickly.

Now, everything was set, effectively taking down Helong Hall’s nest in Tianyuan Domain.

These individuals were bound by demonic cultivation techniques as Ling Meng approached them.

Seeing the leader of the Refining Demon Sect before them, they quickly begged for mercy:

“Please spare us, mercy!”

“Spare you? You need to report to me. Who is Ni Daye?”

“We know, we know!”

They replied hastily,

“He is a favored individual by Mu Yiting and is to be the future son-in-law of the Mu family.”

“Son-in-law of the Mu family? With Mu Yiting?”

“Yes… it’s said the Mu family holds him in high regard, even arranging for Mu Yiting to be betrothed to him,” they whispered back.

“Ha, Mu Yiting is indeed pulling out all the stops to attract talent, even sacrificing her dignity. That Ni Daye must have some skills; a dragon who rarely shows its head—I want to see who this person is and what connection he has to my master.”

She continued:

“Alright, one of you go to welcome him and bring him here. If you play tricks or inform him, the rest will die, and the messenger will meet a gruesome end.”

Ling Meng selected one person and then used a demonic technique on them, embedding a seed of disaster—a ticking time bomb. If she wished for their death, they’d be gone at a moment’s notice.

This technique was taught to her by Wu Ying Ge, deeply concealed and difficult to detect.

Naturally, Ling Meng would also send someone to observe them secretly to prevent any tricks.

Ling Meng returned to her throne, awaiting good news.

……

On the road, Lin Nuo encountered some Zaun horse thieves and yelled at them, “Those who steal from horses get no ma!” Yet, they still tried to rob him.

After several rounds of fighting, the Zaun horse thieves were defeated, but Lin Nuo lost his horse.

Left with no choice, he had to steal a cow from a neighboring village, fed it some medicine, and then took off. Later, he realized the cow could run faster than a horse, but not long after, it collapsed.

Without a sword flying option, he couldn’t risk meeting the main character, Su Kexin, and being mistaken for a villain; he could only run on the ground.

Eventually, he successfully hunted a wild boar, fed it some medicine, and it sprinted off, arriving at Tianyuan Domain to meet up with the Helong Hall members.

He spotted someone with the Helong Hall emblem on their clothes; they were one of his people.

As he intended to show his token, he stopped, noticing something was off.

Why was this person under demonic influence?

Was it the hidden withering spell?